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this post helped me out a lot, read it if you want and this

What does Leo mean when he says direct experience in his new video?

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What is Karma? Is it real? is it and idea?

What does taking responsibility look like in a VERY tangible way in your reality. What does it entail specifically, I don't mean some abstract definition by just saying "take 100% responsibility for uour life"

Already on it but why you gotta be so rudeee

Firstly it got replaced by General Relativity. Then you start to notice that GR cant describe phenomena in reality in absolute terms ( doesn't fit with QM in singularities) even though the tool it uses like differential geometry is very intricate. Hell who knows maybe in 50 years there maybe another theory that is more accurate then GR and uses the model that space is flat instead of curved. And these theories are limited too our subjective senses.

Yeah I thought the same. I thought he is just doing it to get some sort of recogistion. Leo's content from the video say that these are possibilities that could happen during meditation. So when I heard about the out of body experiences I didn't get emotionally attached and saying shit like "this is complete bullshit and not possible" etc. This dude's mind is not open and clings to ways meditation should be. He also has similar views toward psychedelics. Closed minded to the possibility that 5-Meo is not a magic pill. Maybe he is right. But he went on to say that there is absolutely no magic pill that exists in nature which is closed minded so I wouldn't follow this dude. 1) because we got enough people telling us shit. 2) all answers lay within (do the work yourself), don't need another dude saying what to do 3) he is closed minded

His language used to critique Leo (when leo says merge with emptiness) is just as untrue as Leo's. Language cant be used to describe this shit, so why is he going into such depth to change one fucking word he says lol. But never the less seeing critique on Leo is helpful to develop skepticism.

just out of curiosity, judging from your comments it could be seen that Meo could be a magic pill that works. Do you think it has the possibility to be a magic pill to enlightenment? Actually you pretty much said it was in your report.

Dude that was very informative and helpful. I think I am gunna do more practice with other psychedelics and do some more consciousness/PD work before I try. But upload more because was resourceful!

I have been following Leo for a year and a bit and there have been periods where I implement habits but i fall of track but I have stuck with meditation and been meditating on average 1-2 hours a day for 6 months. Sometimes I would spends most of a day meditating for weeks (i think it was due to being a recluse). I suffered from a weak ego, which always compares myself to my family members (I am the youngest by far), who are making money, doing creative things, travelling, and living a fun life. And I idolise them. I have lost initiative because I let my older members in family walk all over me and tell me what to do, how to behave and act. And this makes me socially anxious because my self image doesn't like being walked over so I avoid people. And I have lied to a lot of people in the past to make this "cool" self image "real". I had a tough childhood (beaten at school, a lot of shouting, fights, throwing glass, bullied). However, I do acknowledge the amazing circumstances I have been brought up in and the oppotunites my parents have given me, it makes me feel guilty that i feel this sad when in retrospect my life shouldn't have anything to complain about at the moment.. I been doing enlightenment work because I saw it as a way to escape from the ego and end suffering, so i reclused from life for the past 6 months staying at home trying to convince myself that this is the right thing to do. But I have seen that I have been using this as an excuse for avoidance and escaping my life. I also created spiritual dogmatism around it and get pissed at people who disagree with me. All these feelings come and go but I am feeling it hard now. I am also scared of intimacy because my previous relationships have been fuelled with low-self esteem but i see other people having success with women and when i do i get these reactions in me which make me lonely and the need for companionship. Also, I had a tough time tackling bulimia and thought i conquered it but recently i have done it a couple of times. And my addictions to porn, TV, youtube fluctuate. I get these urges to start smoking, drinking and just doing drugs again but i am just using brute force not too. And I have started to feel suicidal again after a year and recent breakdowns of anxiety and fear. I feel like I am losing all the work i have done because things where going well (health and work) but i feel like i am back to square one. Maybe this consiousness work is bringing up all this junk within my mind. Or maybe this post is a way for my to procrastinate and to get people to feel sorry for me. I dunno At the moment I cant find the motivation to do anything. I study maths and physics and I want to do a PhD in cognitive neuroscience and spend time trying map consiousness to science in some way (i have no idea weather this is authentic, but when i came across this idea i felt very happy but my mind/ego was involved a lot of how this can make my life interesting and accepted by people - I think my ego wants to be like Leo and the success and impact he has had on people). But i dunno what to do where to start and my self image doesn't agree with this, constantly hindering my work at uni because it wants this "cool" life like people in my family who are having fun, parties, relationships, sex, being creative, making money etc. And now i feel people who are in my family don't really see this as path (for a PhD) noble or a worthy and now it is becoming less appealing to see through.

Hahahaha 2 days ago when I was around my brothers I started doing impressions of my german shepard. Like fully running around on all fours barking and growling at my brothers mates. Even I was like "waaaaat da fuk am i doing?!?". Wouldn't have connected that to my meditation practice hehe

Thanks guys so much for all your support. This has been so helpful. Like really fucking helpful and i am so grateful for your advice. All these comments have helped so much. I see how I am clinging to my world view and my "problems" like a fucking cat holding on to string. @Azrael I am going to print out that post and read it every time I feel down. Its all about surrender. And learning to enjoy the times in which you feel shit. A bit of a Laissez Faire attitude. Leo's video this week was the most uncanny timing and watched that also with his "be FUCKING patient". This actualising family is the best

Death feels really appealing to me. What's the point of all this stuff. Life - death is the end of all suffering and it would be like I never existed. Just what's the fucking point

Do you guys doing self inquiry whilst say walking or eating or showering etc is helpful? do you do it? So like you ask "who is flossing/shitting/eating?' etc. Would it be a even more effective technique doing it 24/7 whilst active when away from the cushion

Leo how do you meet these people?

Which method do you think is more effective for overcoming social anxiety or anxiety in general: an extensive CBT course OR NLP (shadow work)?

awesome - thanks @emilyjacks09. I got the overcoming social anxiety course by Dr Richards

Whats DPT - doctor pf physical therapy or vaccines?

I was wondering weather anyone know how to test the purity of LSD blotters or Mushrooms. What do people use to ensure the substance is pure. I cant find any for these substances and can only find identification tests for LSD.

I was wondering weather anyone know how to test the purity of LSD blotters or Mushrooms. What do people use to ensure the substance is pure. I cant find any for these substances and can only find identification tests for LSD.

I don't see why both cant be used in congruence with each other. Do psychedelics say once every other month to deepen you practice, open your mind and obtain insights. Then it would give you motivation to do consciousness work even more. You probably take the path of least resistance a lot in your life. Say for example, I am guessing, that you use mechanical transport to get around town. That is the path of least resistance. You don't apply the same ideal of not taking the path of least resistance in all areas of life. Only to the parts which bolster up your belief system, and beneficial to your ego. Yes doing psychedelics is taking the path of least resistance in some aspect, but if used responsibly it can be a powerful aid for your spiritual practice. Just like driving a car is for your life. If you use the car ALL the time and don't walk, it would be unhealthy, just as if you trip balls on acid all the time it would be irresponsible and damaging to your practice and health.

I basically have a phobia for speaking on the phone. When people call me I have anxiety reaction/attack, and I basically choose not to answer. I don't call other people also. It is quite crippling. Can anyone offer some advice for this. Would deep inner work solve the issues here?

Thanks a lot! The list of your reasons are very similar to mine also. I can relate to 1,2,3,4,5,6 oh wait thats all of them hehe. I guess it starts of with acceptance, and the if the matter improves they thats nice but to be ok when it doesnt. Yeah I am definatly an inward person. Been tough in a society who values external goals and extroversion. I guess i will let this go because it is getting in the way of my meditation and enlightenment work